Senior Jobs in the Midlands

Senior
England > Midlands

The median Senior salary in the Midlands is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 9 14 13
Rank change year-on-year +5 -1 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 1,402 1,079 1,383
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 11.63% 11.86% 12.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.33% 13.23% 13.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1,009 621 891
10th Percentile £39,854 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £48,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £81,250
England median annual salary £62,783 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -10.31% - +7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the Midlands with a recognized job title 11,374 8,155 10,411
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.38% 89.65% 95.09%
Number of salaries quoted 8,425 4,582 7,032
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,512 £27,571
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £60,741 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.83% +1.33% +9.09%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Senior in the Midlands

Senior
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Senior in the Midlands

Senior
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in the Midlands over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior in the Midlands

Senior
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 17 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands +8 892 £57,965 -3.39% 283
East Midlands +3 501 £54,700 -0.55% 125
Senior
England

Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 17 May 2024, Senior job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Midlands region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 292 (20.83%) Azure
2 270 (19.26%) Social Skills
3 251 (17.90%) Agile
4 211 (15.05%) Microsoft
5 207 (14.76%) Finance
6 198 (14.12%) Software Engineering
6 198 (14.12%) AWS
7 197 (14.05%) SQL
8 178 (12.70%) C#
9 168 (11.98%) Degree
10 163 (11.63%) Problem-Solving
11 161 (11.48%) .NET
12 146 (10.41%) Mentoring
13 133 (9.49%) Analytics
14 130 (9.27%) DevOps
15 127 (9.06%) Python
16 123 (8.77%) Actionable Insight
17 122 (8.70%) Project Management
17 122 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
18 121 (8.63%) JavaScript
19 109 (7.77%) Windows
20 100 (7.13%) Security Cleared
21 93 (6.63%) SC Cleared
22 90 (6.42%) VMware
23 82 (5.85%) Coaching
24 80 (5.71%) Linux
25 79 (5.63%) Cybersecurity
26 78 (5.56%) Retail
27 77 (5.49%) Business Intelligence
28 76 (5.42%) SQL Server

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 30 (2.14%) Microsoft Exchange
2 28 (2.00%) SharePoint
3 20 (1.43%) IIS
4 18 (1.28%) ArcGIS
4 18 (1.28%) GeoServer
5 17 (1.21%) Confluence
6 13 (0.93%) SAS
7 10 (0.71%) CMS
8 7 (0.50%) Apache Spark
8 7 (0.50%) WordPress
9 6 (0.43%) Tuxedo
9 6 (0.43%) WebSphere
10 3 (0.21%) Apache
10 3 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
10 3 (0.21%) Tomcat
11 2 (0.14%) JBoss
11 2 (0.14%) WinCC
12 1 (0.071%) Drupal
12 1 (0.071%) Exchange Server 2007
12 1 (0.071%) WebLogic
Applications
1 29 (2.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (1.50%) MS Visio
3 20 (1.43%) Microsoft Office
4 15 (1.07%) Simulink
5 7 (0.50%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (0.50%) Sketch
6 6 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 5 (0.36%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 5 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.21%) 3ds Max
8 3 (0.21%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.21%) Adobe XD
9 2 (0.14%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.14%) CATIA
9 2 (0.14%) InDesign
9 2 (0.14%) NASTRAN
10 1 (0.071%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.071%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 13 (0.93%) NetSuite
2 9 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.50%) Magento
4 5 (0.36%) NEC Housing
5 3 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.14%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.14%) SAP PP
6 2 (0.14%) Teamcenter
7 1 (0.071%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.071%) SAP CRM
7 1 (0.071%) SAP EWM
7 1 (0.071%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.071%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.071%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.071%) SAP LE
7 1 (0.071%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.071%) SAP QM
7 1 (0.071%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 292 (20.83%) Azure
2 198 (14.12%) AWS
3 69 (4.92%) Power Platform
4 61 (4.35%) Microsoft 365
5 59 (4.21%) Azure DevOps
6 45 (3.21%) SaaS
7 44 (3.14%) Dynamics 365
8 37 (2.64%) Entra ID
9 28 (2.00%) GCP
10 25 (1.78%) PowerApps
11 22 (1.57%) OneDrive
11 22 (1.57%) Power Automate
12 18 (1.28%) GitHub
13 17 (1.21%) Serverless
14 12 (0.86%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 12 (0.86%) Google Workspace
15 10 (0.71%) Amazon S3
15 10 (0.71%) Azure Service Bus
15 10 (0.71%) Dropbox
15 10 (0.71%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 71 (5.06%) Firewall
2 64 (4.56%) WAN
3 43 (3.07%) DNS
4 40 (2.85%) VLAN
5 36 (2.57%) DHCP
6 32 (2.28%) SD-WAN
6 32 (2.28%) Wireless
7 29 (2.07%) TCP/IP
7 29 (2.07%) Wi-Fi
8 26 (1.85%) LAN
9 19 (1.36%) VPN
10 18 (1.28%) SAN
11 14 (1.00%) Cisco Firepower
12 13 (0.93%) WLAN
13 12 (0.86%) OSPF
14 11 (0.78%) MPLS
15 10 (0.71%) BGP
15 10 (0.71%) J1939
15 10 (0.71%) VoIP
16 8 (0.57%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (5.42%) SQL Server
2 63 (4.49%) Power BI
3 46 (3.28%) Tableau
4 42 (3.00%) PostgreSQL
5 29 (2.07%) Data Warehouse
6 28 (2.00%) MySQL
7 27 (1.93%) NoSQL
8 23 (1.64%) Relational Database
9 22 (1.57%) GIS
10 18 (1.28%) QGIS
11 15 (1.07%) Data Lake
12 12 (0.86%) MongoDB
13 11 (0.78%) SQLite
14 9 (0.64%) DynamoDB
15 7 (0.50%) Redis
16 6 (0.43%) Amazon RDS
16 6 (0.43%) Amazon Redshift
16 6 (0.43%) Looker
16 6 (0.43%) Oracle Database
16 6 (0.43%) Oracle Database 11g
Development Applications
1 48 (3.42%) Git
2 35 (2.50%) JIRA
3 12 (0.86%) Postman
4 7 (0.50%) SoapUI
4 7 (0.50%) Team Foundation Server
5 6 (0.43%) Rational DOORS
5 6 (0.43%) Visual Studio
6 5 (0.36%) GitLab
6 5 (0.36%) MSTest
7 4 (0.29%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.21%) Axure RP
8 3 (0.21%) Octopus Deploy
8 3 (0.21%) Subversion
9 2 (0.14%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.14%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.14%) Maven
9 2 (0.14%) Xcode
10 1 (0.071%) Mercurial
10 1 (0.071%) Selenium
10 1 (0.071%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 270 (19.26%) Social Skills
2 207 (14.76%) Finance
3 122 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
4 78 (5.56%) Retail
5 53 (3.78%) Manufacturing
6 49 (3.50%) Organisational Skills
7 47 (3.35%) Automotive
7 47 (3.35%) Legal
8 43 (3.07%) Presentation Skills
9 41 (2.92%) Banking
9 41 (2.92%) Marketing
10 39 (2.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 35 (2.50%) Public Sector
12 32 (2.28%) Electronics
13 26 (1.85%) Law
14 22 (1.57%) Games
15 21 (1.50%) Pharmaceutical
16 20 (1.43%) Telecoms
17 18 (1.28%) Documentation Skills
18 17 (1.21%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 161 (11.48%) .NET
2 72 (5.14%) React
3 69 (4.92%) .NET Core
4 65 (4.64%) AngularJS
5 61 (4.35%) ASP.NET
5 61 (4.35%) HTML
6 56 (3.99%) CSS
7 51 (3.64%) .NET Framework
8 43 (3.07%) Vue
9 34 (2.43%) REST
10 33 (2.35%) ASP.NET Core
10 33 (2.35%) Entity Framework
11 32 (2.28%) RESTful
12 31 (2.21%) Blazor
13 18 (1.28%) ASP.NET MVC
13 18 (1.28%) Leaflet
13 18 (1.28%) OpenLayers
13 18 (1.28%) PostGIS
14 17 (1.21%) Node.js
15 16 (1.14%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 43 (3.07%) Product Ownership
2 40 (2.85%) Driving Licence
3 38 (2.71%) Data Centre
4 34 (2.43%) Greenfield Project
5 27 (1.93%) Self-Motivation
6 24 (1.71%) IoT
6 24 (1.71%) Management Information System
7 20 (1.43%) Clustering
8 16 (1.14%) Algorithms
8 16 (1.14%) FMCG
8 16 (1.14%) Mobile App
8 16 (1.14%) Onboarding
9 13 (0.93%) Embedded Systems
9 13 (0.93%) Legacy Systems
10 12 (0.86%) PKI
11 11 (0.78%) iPad
11 11 (0.78%) Public Cloud
11 11 (0.78%) Security Posture
12 10 (0.71%) Credit Risk
12 10 (0.71%) Online Banking
Operating Systems
1 109 (7.77%) Windows
2 80 (5.71%) Linux
3 69 (4.92%) Windows Server
4 19 (1.36%) Unix
5 16 (1.14%) Embedded Linux
6 15 (1.07%) Apple iOS
7 9 (0.64%) Android
7 9 (0.64%) Windows 10
8 8 (0.57%) Mac OS
8 8 (0.57%) Windows Server 2016
9 6 (0.43%) SUSE
9 6 (0.43%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
9 6 (0.43%) Ubuntu
9 6 (0.43%) Windows Server 2008
9 6 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
10 5 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (0.14%) CentOS
11 2 (0.14%) VME
12 1 (0.071%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.071%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 251 (17.90%) Agile
2 198 (14.12%) Software Engineering
3 163 (11.63%) Problem-Solving
4 146 (10.41%) Mentoring
5 133 (9.49%) Analytics
6 130 (9.27%) DevOps
7 123 (8.77%) Actionable Insight
8 122 (8.70%) Project Management
9 82 (5.85%) Coaching
10 79 (5.63%) Cybersecurity
11 77 (5.49%) Business Intelligence
12 73 (5.21%) Migration
13 69 (4.92%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 63 (4.49%) Project Delivery
14 63 (4.49%) User Experience
15 61 (4.35%) Process Improvement
15 61 (4.35%) Roadmaps
16 60 (4.28%) Machine Learning
16 60 (4.28%) Visualisation
17 59 (4.21%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 197 (14.05%) SQL
2 178 (12.70%) C#
3 127 (9.06%) Python
4 121 (8.63%) JavaScript
5 58 (4.14%) TypeScript
6 51 (3.64%) C
7 49 (3.50%) Java
8 39 (2.78%) C++
9 24 (1.71%) PowerShell
10 23 (1.64%) T-SQL
11 18 (1.28%) PHP
12 14 (1.00%) MATLAB
13 12 (0.86%) R
14 11 (0.78%) XAML
15 9 (0.64%) Shell Script
16 8 (0.57%) COBOL
16 8 (0.57%) Micro Focus COBOL
16 8 (0.57%) Objective-C
17 6 (0.43%) Bicep
17 6 (0.43%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 168 (11.98%) Degree
2 100 (7.13%) Security Cleared
3 93 (6.63%) SC Cleared
4 43 (3.07%) DBS Check
5 42 (3.00%) Cisco Certification
6 35 (2.50%) CCNP
7 31 (2.21%) CCNA
8 20 (1.43%) Azure Certification
9 17 (1.21%) Computer Science Degree
9 17 (1.21%) Master's Degree
10 15 (1.07%) AWS Certification
10 15 (1.07%) DV Cleared
11 12 (0.86%) Microsoft Certification
12 10 (0.71%) PMI Certification
13 8 (0.57%) CCIE
13 8 (0.57%) CCSA
14 7 (0.50%) PhD
14 7 (0.50%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 6 (0.43%) CCDP
15 6 (0.43%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (2.07%) QA
2 22 (1.57%) Accessibility
3 17 (1.21%) GDPR
4 13 (0.93%) SLA
5 12 (0.86%) PMO
6 11 (0.78%) Automotive SPICE
6 11 (0.78%) AUTOSAR
7 8 (0.57%) Actionable Recommendations
7 8 (0.57%) IFRS
7 8 (0.57%) IFRS 9
7 8 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 8 (0.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 8 (0.57%) WCAG
8 7 (0.50%) Data Quality
8 7 (0.50%) GMP
8 7 (0.50%) ISO 26262
9 4 (0.29%) GRC
9 4 (0.29%) MISRA
9 4 (0.29%) MISRA C
10 3 (0.21%) COBIT
System Software
1 64 (4.56%) Active Directory
2 61 (4.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 54 (3.85%) Docker
4 42 (3.00%) Hyper-V
5 27 (1.93%) Firmware
6 13 (0.93%) vSphere
7 10 (0.71%) Embedded Firmware
8 7 (0.50%) NFS
9 5 (0.36%) VMware NSX
10 4 (0.29%) VMware ESXi
11 3 (0.21%) VMware Server
12 2 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
12 2 (0.14%) Virtual Servers
12 2 (0.14%) XenApp
12 2 (0.14%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 40 (2.85%) Kubernetes
2 31 (2.21%) Terraform
3 13 (0.93%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (0.78%) SCCM
5 8 (0.57%) Stealthwatch
6 7 (0.50%) Ansible
6 7 (0.50%) SCOM
6 7 (0.50%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (0.43%) Rancher
7 6 (0.43%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 5 (0.36%) CASB
9 4 (0.29%) Data Guard
9 4 (0.29%) Nagios
9 4 (0.29%) vCenter Server
9 4 (0.29%) VxRail
10 3 (0.21%) FortiGate
10 3 (0.21%) SCOrch
10 3 (0.21%) vMotion
11 2 (0.14%) CSIRT
11 2 (0.14%) MIIS
Vendors
1 211 (15.05%) Microsoft
2 90 (6.42%) VMware
3 62 (4.42%) Cisco
4 45 (3.21%) CheckPoint
5 37 (2.64%) Databricks
6 34 (2.43%) Google
6 34 (2.43%) Meraki
7 21 (1.50%) Adobe
8 20 (1.43%) Oracle
9 19 (1.36%) Palo Alto
10 18 (1.28%) Apple
10 18 (1.28%) ESRI
11 15 (1.07%) DevExpress
12 13 (0.93%) Alteryx
12 13 (0.93%) Citrix
12 13 (0.93%) HP
13 12 (0.86%) IBM
13 12 (0.86%) Salesforce
13 12 (0.86%) SAP
13 12 (0.86%) Xamarin